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temperamental

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of temperamental

1 frequently influenced by moods and especially bad moods

one of those temperamental actresses who can make life difficult for everyone around her

Synonyms of temperamental

Words Related to temperamental

capricious, changeable, changeful, fickle, fluctuating, fluid, freakish, impulsive, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, uncertain, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile, whimsical

choleric, crabby, cranky, cross, crotchety, grouchy, grumpy, irascible, irritable, peevish, petulant, quick-tempered, short-tempered, snappish, snippety, snippy, testy, waspish

Near Antonyms of temperamental

immutable, inflexible, invariable, unalterable, unchangeable

changeless, constant, settled, stable, steady, unchanging

2 likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly

stock prices have been pretty temperamental lately, often fluctuating wildly

Synonyms of temperamental

capricious, changeable, changeful, fickle, flickery, fluctuating, fluid, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, mutable, skittish, uncertain, unpredictable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile

Words Related to temperamental

aimless, arbitrary, desultory, erratic, haphazard, hit-or-miss, irregular, random, scattered, slapdash, stray

ambivalent, hesitating, shaky, shilly-shally, shilly-shallying, vacillating, wavering

dicey, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy

adaptable, mobile, protean, versatile

Phrases Synonymous with temperamental

Near Antonyms of temperamental

equable, even, uniform

abiding, durable, lasting, permanent, persistent

dependable, reliable, sure, tried, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty

Antonyms of temperamental

certain, changeless, constant, immutable, invariable, predictable, settled, stable, stationary, steady, unchangeable, unchanging, unvarying

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